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It is something that has puzzled man for many years and yet it makes sense in many ways: Do plants have sex? Plants don’t have access to dating sites, apps such as tinder and there are no awkward situations with the do I don’t I ask him/her. There are no one night stands, no friends […]

The Gardener’s New Year Resolutions As another year passes and the next one appears it is time for those New Year Resolutions. Perhaps you made some last year and stuck to them and maybe there were some that lasted little more than the first couple of weeks of the year. As a gardener New Year […]

It is all well and good employing great staff or having great staff members but have you considered how to retain the amazing staff you have? Here are ten top tips to retain the talent you have. Make them aware of company culture Company culture is something that makes an employee feel “at home” and […]

As a successful manager, you need to understand the recruitment process in your company. It is well known that one bad person hired can be an expensive mistake that costs time and money that has now been wasted. This one and hire can have a negative impact on staff morale too. Here are some top […]

Now that the dust has settled, here is a brief overview of the recent budget delivered by Chancellor Phillip Hammond relevant to the industry. The off-payroll working rules (IR35 reform) which were implemented into the public sector in 2017 will be extended to the private sector and will apply to large and medium-sized businesses from April 2020. […]

The deadline for the UK to leave the European Union has been set for 29th March 2019. In preparation for a potential, No Deal Brexit 25 guidance notes were published by the UK government on 23rd August 2018. Some guidance and notes from the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is summarised below. A further 60 guidance […]

Because Northern Ireland has such a mild and lush climate a wide variety of horticultural products can be grown all year round. Horticulture is the science behind improving human life through plants and growing them. Horticulture is much more than hanging baskets and packets of seeds. Horticulture is about growing many of the foods we […]

Gardening for many is a joyful hobby, but for others, it is a job. Like many outdoor jobs gardening becomes a way of life rather than just a thing to do for work and many of the best gardeners today started out as an apprentice gardener. Apprentice for some people has a stigma attached to […]